EEP-Indonesia announces a call for proposals on biomass-based renewable energy, focusing on Central Kalimantan and Riau. Applications are invited from NGOs, companies, public and private initiatives, universities, research institutions, and consulting companies. The EEP encourages but does not require collaboration between Indonesian and Finnish organizations. EEP’s contribution to a project is up to €200 [...]
ADB’s My View video contest, the annual competition for the best short film on key development issues, has had its deadline extended to 21 March 2012. The topic of this year’s My View is access to energy for development, and Energy for All hopes to see some creative entries that we can highlight during this [...]
RRCAP is a resource centre with over 20 years of experience in the Asia Pacific region, with the overall goal of strengthening the capacity of government environment agencies, as well as non-state actors and stakeholders, to address sustainable development through the environment window. RRCAP aims to promote environmental policies and low carbon societies in Asia [...]
Roundtable on “Learning from emerging energy innovations in Asia with a focus on energy access/clean energy: Contributing to the discourse on an institutional framework for sustainable development” , 31st January, 2012 (9.30 am- 5.30pm) The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD Rio+20) in June 2012 will focus on two themes: (a) a green economy in [...]
The Lao Institute for Renewable Energy (LIRE) is looking for volunteers to work with them in the areas of renewable energy, CDM, marketing and communication, among others. LIRE is a non-profit organization dedicated to the sustainable development of self-sufficient renewable energy sector in Lao PDR. The institute offers agronomical, technological and socio-economic research services, and [...]
On the sidelines of the regional roll-out and the Dehli Sustainable Development Summit, the Energy for All Steering Committee met in the afternoon on the 31st January 2012 in New Delhi to discuss latest developments in the Energy for All Partnership. In his opening remarks, Gil-Hong Kim, Director of ADB´s Regional Sustainable Infrastructure Division (RSID) [...]
The World Business Council of Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and TERI-BCSD have convened the side event Business Solutions for Sustainable Energy for All: Corporate Leadership in Addressing Energy Challenges in India, on the 1st February 2012 (9.30 am – 1 pm) in Taj Palace Delhi. The event aimed to promote dialogue between business leaders in the Indian energy [...]
DELHI, INDIA – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is co-hosting the Asia regional rollout of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All today, part of the UN’s global initiative for achieving universal access to modern energy by 2030. Today’s event brings together leading organizations, including The Energy and Resources Institute, UN-Energy, UNIDO, and the [...]
Bangkok, 19 January 2012—New analysis from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), based on case studies from across Asia and the Pacific, calls for a set of “energy plus” services – one that combines access to modern energy for heating, cooking and electricity, with measures that generate cash, supplement incomes and improve health and education. Issued [...]
Business solutions to enable energy access for all is the first major publication of the WBCSD Access to Energy initiative. It was released to coincide with the launch of the International Year of Sustainable Energy for All by the United Nations’ Secretary-General, HE Ban Ki-moon in January 2012. The document highlights the critical role that business plays in enhancing access [...]
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